Functional foods containing bacillus coagulans and non-dairy milk-like compositions

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to probiotic compositions and non-dairy milk-like compositions.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A composition comprising a non-dairy milk-like product and an isolated  Bacillus coagulans  spore. 
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein said isolated  Bacillus coagulans  is a  Bacillus coagulans  hammer strain. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein said isolated  Bacillus coagulans  is selected from the group consisting of GBI-30 strain (ATCC Designation Number PTA-6086), GBI-20 strain (ATCC Designation Number PTA-6085), and GBI-40 strain (ATCC Designation Number PTA-6087). 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises about 1×10 6  to 3×10 9  colony forming units (CFU) of  Bacillus coagulans  per serving. 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises approximately 1 billion CFU  Bacillus coagulans  per serving 
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein said non-diary milk-like product comprises milk, yoghurt, cheese, ice cream, pudding, cream cheese, sour cream, coffee creamer, kefir, cottage cheese or mayonnaise. 
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 6 , wherein said non-diary milk-like product is made from a grain, legume, nut, or seed. 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 7 , wherein said grain comprises barley, oat, rice or spelt. 
     
     
         9 . The composition of  claim 7 , wherein said legume comprises a pea, peanut, lentil, bean or soy legume. 
     
     
         10 . The composition of  claim 7 , wherein said nut comprises an almond, cashew, hazelnut, walnut, macadamia, or pecan nut. 
     
     
         11 . The composition of  claim 7 , wherein seed comprises a hemp, lupine, quinoa, sesame, pumpkin, sunflower, or coconut seed.